1. • noun - a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
   • noun - a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
   • noun - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
   • noun - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
   • noun - game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
   • noun - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
   • verb - make as a net profit
   • verb - yield as a net profit
   • verb - construct or form a web, as if by weaving
   • verb - catch with a net
   • adj - remaining after all deductions
   • adj - conclusive in a process or progression
2. • An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals.
   • A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects.
   • A barrier against flying insects: a mosquito net.
   • A mesh for holding the hair in place.
   • Something that entraps; a snare.
   • A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.
   • Sports.
   • A barrier of meshwork cord or rope strung between two posts to divide a court in half, as in tennis and badminton.
   • A ball that is hit into this meshwork barrier.
   • The goal in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.
   • A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.
   • A radio, television, or telephone network.
   • See network (n.
   • To catch or ensnare in or as if in a net.
   • To cover, protect, or surround with or as if with a net.
   • To hit (a ball) into the net.
   • To make into a net.
   • Abbr.
   • Business.
   • Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses: net profit.
   • Remaining after tare is deducted: net weight.
   • Ultimate; final: the net result.
   • Abbr.
   • A net amount, as of profit or weight.
   • The main point; the essence: the net of our discussion.
   • To bring in or yield as profit.
   • To clear as profit.
3. • v - to catch in a net (a type of openwork fabric)

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